Spicy Recipes

Delicately spiced recipes from Eastern Europe, Thailand and the Caribbean all contribute to a spicy theme.

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Thai Red Curry Chicken

If you have some Thai Red Curry Paste to hand, this makes a very speedy supper dish. Serve with Spiced P...

If you have some Thai Red Curry Paste to hand, this makes a very speedy supper dish. Serve with Spiced Pilau Rice with Nuts. The Delia Online Cookery School:&nbs...

30 minutes

Beef Curry Cooked in Yoghurt

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy ...

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy aroma, you'll be ravenous – and you'll really appreciate it....

1 hour 40 minutes - 1 hour 45 minutes

three white dishes containing beef curry rice and coriander

Beef Curry Dopiaza

The word dopiaza means double onion, and because I really love thick, spicy onions, it's what I always orde...

The word dopiaza means double onion, and because I really love thick, spicy onions, it's what I always order in Indian restaurants. My recipe is not authentic, but ...

2 hours

An earthenware bowl containing chilli beef with creme fraiche and avocado salsa on the top and a little parsley garnish

Black Bean Chilli

The now familiar chilli con carne has suffered from its fair share of convenience shortcut versions but whe...

The now familiar chilli con carne has suffered from its fair share of convenience shortcut versions but when it's made properly, with the right ingredients, it is stil...

3 hours

Black Bean and Jalapeno Dip with Potato Wedges

Another little off-the-shelf gem for nibbles or a starter, or even for a few people to share a quick lunch....

Another little off-the-shelf gem for nibbles or a starter, or even for a few people to share a quick lunch. NOTE: This recipe is from the book Delia's How to Cheat ...

Boboutie

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes...

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes from Africa, but seems to me to have an interesting mixture...

45 minutes

Braised Beef Goulash

I've always loved goulash and would definitely list it among my top casserole recipes, but now, since the a...

I've always loved goulash and would definitely list it among my top casserole recipes, but now, since the advent of the spicy, deep-flavoured smoked pimentón from sout...

2 hours 30 minutes

Caribbean Pepperpot

We first encountered this delightfully warming dish in a restaurant in Bridgetown, Barbados, and we think o...

We first encountered this delightfully warming dish in a restaurant in Bridgetown, Barbados, and we think our version of it is extremely good. The Delia Online Cook...

2 hours 30 minutes

Cevapcici

These are delicious little minced sausages threaded on to skewers. The Delia Online Cookery School: ...

These are delicious little minced sausages threaded on to skewers. The Delia Online Cookery School: Find out why Delia wanted to launch her cookery school - cl...

10 minutes - 20 minutes

Char-grilled Squid with Chilli Jam

We have a tradition with some close friends that involves always having Easter Sunday lunch at Yetman's res...

We have a tradition with some close friends that involves always having Easter Sunday lunch at Yetman's restaurant, in Holt in Norfolk, where Alison and Peter Yetman c...

1 minute - 2 minutes

Chicken Jambalaya

Jambalaya is one of the easiest and best rice dishes that owes its origins to the traditional Cajun cooking...

Jambalaya is one of the easiest and best rice dishes that owes its origins to the traditional Cajun cooking of America. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how t...

25 minutes

Chicken Tikka Kebab

These are little chicken kebabs, marinated in a spicy yoghurt mixture for several hours – after which they ...

These are little chicken kebabs, marinated in a spicy yoghurt mixture for several hours – after which they almost melt in the mouth! The Delia Online Cookery School...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

A white oval dish with pieces of spiced cooked chicken, a pestle and mortar next to it with ground spices and a plate of rice

Chicken with Whole Spices

This tastes authentically Indian, but with an added 'home-made' freshness that is so often lacking in India...

This tastes authentically Indian, but with an added 'home-made' freshness that is so often lacking in Indian restaurants. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how...

Chilli Eggs with Grilled Peppers

Here is a snack meal that comes almost entirely from the supermarket shelves. Some supermarkets do jars of ...

Here is a snack meal that comes almost entirely from the supermarket shelves. Some supermarkets do jars of excellent char-grilled peppers. The Delia Online Cookery ...

Vegetarian

Chorizo and White Bean Pepper Pot

We are all being urged to help pig farmers by buying only British pork. That said, I do have to plead gu...

We are all being urged to help pig farmers by buying only British pork. That said, I do have to plead guilty when it comes to things like salami, Parma ham, pancett...

40 minutes

A bowl of beef chilli in a white saucepan with little bowls of grated cheese, chopped onion, beans and cream surrounding it

Cincinnati 5-ways Chilli

My friend Matt Gocher, who gave me the original non-cheat recipe, is positively one of the country’s leadin...

My friend Matt Gocher, who gave me the original non-cheat recipe, is positively one of the country’s leading chilli experts. Here, the chilli is cooked very slowly ...

4 hours

a picture of a bowl of soup with salmon fillets, noodles and pak choi next to a little dish of sliced red chillis

Clare Andrews: Thai Salmon Noodle Soup

This simple soup is inspired by a ramen dish we love. The salmon cooks beautifully in the sauce and the ...

This simple soup is inspired by a ramen dish we love. The salmon cooks beautifully in the sauce and the noodles soak up all those delicious Thai flavours. You ca...

20 minutes

Devilled Spare Ribs

Now it's so easy to buy thick, meaty spare ribs, you can make this doddle of a recipe in no time at all. ...

Now it's so easy to buy thick, meaty spare ribs, you can make this doddle of a recipe in no time at all. The sauce takes about 5 minutes to make and the rest all ha...

1 hour 10 minutes

English Colonial Curry with Turkey

There is something about an uncomplicated, old-fashioned curry-powder curry after all the Christmas feastin...

There is something about an uncomplicated, old-fashioned curry-powder curry after all the Christmas feasting. Its sheer simplicity offers a much-needed change of ge...

40 minutes

English Mustard Pickle (Piccalilli)

This is as English as pork pie and very difficult to buy commercially - I've never found a good bought vers...

This is as English as pork pie and very difficult to buy commercially - I've never found a good bought version except in small delis and farm shops. It's so good at...

A gratin dish of cooked, peppers and chorizo with two eggs sprinkled with cheese and garnish on the top

Gratin of Eggs with Peppers and Chorizo

This is a variation on oeufs sur le plat meaning, literally, eggs cooked on a plate, and a plate can indeed...

This is a variation on oeufs sur le plat meaning, literally, eggs cooked on a plate, and a plate can indeed be used, provided it's heatproof. Best, though, are shal...

12 minutes - 15 minutes

Gratin of Tiger Prawns

This is kind of Mexican but works best, we think, with Italian Fontina cheese, as this has the best melting...

This is kind of Mexican but works best, we think, with Italian Fontina cheese, as this has the best melting consistency. Fat, juicy tiger prawns combined with cream...

5 minutes - 6 minutes

Beef Curry

This is a good way to ‘uplift’ 1 lb (450 g) of mince, but it has to be good-quality mince from a reliable s...

This is a good way to ‘uplift’ 1 lb (450 g) of mince, but it has to be good-quality mince from a reliable supplier. The Delia Online Cookery School: Make sure your ...

2 hours

Gurdeep Loyal: Harissa Keema Shakshuka

Savoury spiced breakfasts, flavoured with unapologetic gusto, are a staple of many eastern cuisines. Gro...

Savoury spiced breakfasts, flavoured with unapologetic gusto, are a staple of many eastern cuisines. Growing up in Leicester, my own weekend breakfasts were banquet...